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aboriginal peoples, 236, 237, 238 Balazzo, Alex, 52 Adam, Guy-Louis, 203 Balazzo, Frank, 52 Agrigento Social Club, 27 Bandidos, 204–5, 206, 209, 210 Akwesasne Mohawk reserve, 237 Bank of , 68, 85 alcoholism, 14, 133, 169, 247 Bank of , 71, 77–78, All American Bar, 47 79, 214 Allard, Robert, 58, 59 Barbosa, Inès Cecilia, 159–60, Allardyce, Jimmy, 165 162–63 Alliance armored-truck , Baris, Harry, 38 116, 118 Battaglia, Frank, 52–53 Alliance, The, 206, 210, 242 Beauchamp, Pierre, 242 Allô Police, 45–46, 103 Beauregard, Normand, Alpha Investment Corporation, 30, 188, 196 38, 46 Bédard, Joseph, 68 Alter, Julius, 103–4, 112, 116, 117 Belhumeur, Martin, 220, 221 Amiot, Michel, 166 Belval, Jean, 110–11, 215 anti-smoking campaign, 236 Belzil, Yvon, 56 April, Paul, 60, 143, 144–45, 146, Bennett, Carol, 55, 56 147, 149 Bercovitch, Louis, 36–37, 48 Arcadi, Francesco, 228–29, Berniquez, Danièle, 171 231, 234 Besso, Joseph, 227 Archambault Penitentiary, 70, 124, Bienvenue, Gilles, 58 125, 132, 148, 206 Big House Crew, 212 Arena, Daniel,COPYRIGHTED 25 biker MATERIALgangs, xii, 25, 138, 142, 175, Arena, Salvatore, 69–70 195, 200, 206, 207, 237, 241, 242, Armeni, Giuseppe, 59 244, 245 (See also specific gangs; Arpin, Yves, 100 street gangs) Arthur, Paul Matthew, 189–90 biker wars, 27, 199–212 Atkinson, Harworth, 83 Bill 101 (official languages), 13 Au Petit Baril Cafe, 58 Bill C-61 (money, criminal activity), Auger, Michel, 207 177–78

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Bill C-95 (criminal organization), Bulger, James, 7 207 Bulger, Whitey, 161 Bisaillon, Jean-Alain, 110 Burke, Charles, 15–16 Blackledge, William, 165–66 Burke, Dan, 162 Blass, Michel, 58, 146, 147, 150–51 Burke, Hetty, 15–16, 47 Blass, Richard, 58–59, 62, 110, 147 Burns, John, 174–77 , 242, 243 Buteau, Yves, 201 Bo-Gars, 242, 244–45 Bonanno family, 21, 30, 32, 224 Cadieux, Joseph Bernard, 164 Bonanno, Joseph, 22 Café Roma, 55 Bonaventure Expressway, 12, 95 Calabrian/Sicilian mobs, 21–32, Bonfire Restaurant, 24, 30, 46 223 (See also Italian Mafia) Bonneville, Frank, 187 Cali , 151, 157, 159–60, bootlegging, 6 162–63, 166 Bordeaux Prison, 31, 38, 48, 54, 70, Cameron, James Frederick, 214–15 74, 188, 195 Cammelleri, Giovanna, 31 Bouchard, André, 83–84, 111, 159, Canadian Imperial Bank of 200, 208–9, 211, 249 Commerce, 71, 102–3, 124, 169 Boucher, Francis, 209 Canadian Industries Limited Boucher, Maurice “Mom,” 27, 195, (CIL), 64 201–2, 205, 206, 207–9, 211 Canadian National Bank, 144 Bougie, Frederick, 196 Canadian Union of Public Bougie, Leo, 55–56 Employees (CUPE), 186 Boulanger, Sylvain, 210 Canci, Lucieno, 243 Bourré, Gilles, 113 Carignan, Roch, 89, 90–96, 116, 119 Bowman, William, 47 Caron Report, 43, 44 boxing, 158–59 Caron, François, 43 Brabant, Denis, 71 Cartierville Airport, 126 Brecher, Pincus, 35–36 Caruana-Cuntrera families, 21, 30 Breen, William, 134 Castaneda, Ashley, 173, 174, Brewer, Robert, 225 176, 178 Brink’s Ltd., 87, 88 Cat’s Den Lounge, 101 Brink’s Incorporated, 87–88 Catania, Giuseppe, 25 Brinks , 85–98, 100–6, Cavalier Motel, 101, 136, 138, 151, 170, 172, 249 141, 186 Brockville heist, 82–83 Cazzetta, Giovanni, 174, 187, 205 Bronfman, Sam, 6 Cazzetta, Salvatore, 173–74, 175, Brown, Steve, 191, 193 178, 205–6, 238 Brunette, Ronald, 88, 89–96, CBC, 19, 162 115, 119 CECO (Commission d’Enquête Bulchalter, Louis, 35 sur le Crime Organisé), 23, 28, Bulger Task Force, 8 81, 135, 187–88

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Chambers, Joseph, 47 Cotroni, Frank, Sr., 22, 24–26, 27, Charbonneau, Jean, 58, 80–81 118–19, 120 Cotroni, Nick, Jr., 23–24 Charbonneau, Réal, 148–49 Cotroni, Nick, Sr., 21–22 Charles, Louis, 147 Cotroni, Paolo, 27 Charron, Alain, 80 Cotroni, Pep, 21, 22, 24, 30, 46, 83 Charron, Serge, 80, 196 Cotroni, Vic, 21, 22–23, 28 Chartrand, Daniel, 177 Country Palace, 101 Chase, Charles, 47 Court of , 230 Chez Giustini, 101 Crack Down Posse (CDP), 242 Chez Parée, 24–25, 37, 40 “Crime of the Century” (1976), Chionsis, Dionysos, 25 89–98, 100–6 Christopoulos, Peter, 243–44 criminal organization legislation. cigarette smuggling, 235–39 See Bill C-95 City & District Savings Bank, Cuntrera, Agostino, 29 (See also 80–81 Caruana-Cuntrera families) Civic Action League, 44, 49 Clark, Susan, 57, 58, 61, 62 Daignault, René, 113–14 Cleroux, Henri, 69, 70 Dale, Christopher, 164 coffin ships, 2 Dalpe, Sheila, 105, 106 Cohen, Laine, 166 Daoust, Huguette, 79 Colangelo, Bernie, 118 Daoust, Shawn, 219–20 Collins, James, 55–56 Dark Circle, 206 Collizza, Guiseppe, 58 Davis, Harry, 30, 33–37, 38, 39, 40, Colombian drug cartels, 151, 46, 48 159–64, 189 Davis, Leo, 69–70 Comeau, Gaetan, 199 De Fleurimont Social Club, 48 Commercial Union Assurance De Vito, Giuseppe, 230 Company, 97 DEA (Drug Enforcement Commisson d’Enquête sur le Crime Administration), 8, 23, 150, 156, Organisé. See CECO 166, 174, 175, 176, 177, 180–81, Connearney, John, 129 182, 183 Connolly, John, 7, 8, 161 Deare, Lionel, 16, 47 Coopers and Checkers (union), Décarie, Robert, 121 189, 191 Deegan, Brendan, 17–20 Corbeil, Jean, 153 Deegan, Frank, 17–18, 19 Corbeil-Laramée, Micheline, 193 Del Balso, Francesco, 228, 230 Corriveau, Robert, 207 Del Peschio, Frederico, 231 Cosenza Social Club, 226 Delisle, Michel, 67, 68 Costello, Frank, 48 Demaine, Matthew, 227 Cotroni family, 21–27, 31, 37, 46, Demers, Marcel, 27 58, 137, 156, 159, 223, 224 Desfossés, Raymond, 151–53, 220 Cotroni, Frank, Jr., 25, 26–27 Desmond, George, 47

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Désormiers, Michel, 81 Fanelli, Michael, 243 Désormiers, Paul, Sr., 81 Fasulo, Sam, 231 Désormiers, Paul, Jr., 81 Faucher, Frederic, 27 Désormiers, Pierre, 81 Faustini, Frank, 226 Desrochers, Daniel, 199, 200, 207 FBI, 8, 22, 23, 24, 79, 89, 150, 156, Detner, Louis, 38, 40 161, 166 Di Francesco, “Boxer,” 56 Feigenbaum, Charles, 34–35, 36 Di Marco, Giuseppe, 58 Feigenbaum, Jackie, 35 Di Maria, Sebastiano, 176–77, 178 Feldman, Adele, 39, 40 Di Maulo, Jimmy, 59 Feldman, Harry, 38–41, 68 Di Maulo, Joseph, 24 Feldman, Irwin, 39, 41 Di Maulo, Vincenzo, 59 Ferland, Gabby, 53 Di Paolo, Michael, 24 Fernandez, Nelson, 173, 174, Di Salvo, Francesco, 234 175, 178 Dibben, Michael, 176, 177, 178 Festa, Corrado, 85 Dickey, Ed, 174, 175 Fetchock, Gale, 62 DiMora, Giovanni, 29 fever sheds, 3, 4 Dorval International Airport, 12, Fidanoglou, Michael, 158 51, 60, 81, 93, 175 Fisher, Kenny, 163–64, 248–49 Dow, Gary, 141 Fitzpatrick, William, 37, 48–49, 78 Down Beat Café, 47 Flemmi, Stephen, 7 Drapeau, Jean, 44, 49, 50 FLQ. See Front de libération du Driver, Donald, 191, 193, 196 Québec Drug Enforcement Administration. Fontaine, Paul, 207, 208 See DEA Forgues, Roger, 152 drug trade, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 30, 35, Fournel, Jean-Paul, 71 48, 159–64, 235 Frank, Tony, 69 Dubé, Marc, 199 Frankel, Joe, 38, 139–40 Dubiel, Micheline Rachel, 126–28 Fraser, Danny, 196 Dubois gang, 23, 107, 111, 116, 156 French language legislation. Dubois, Adrien, 56 See Bill 101 Duff, Laurent, 113 French, Michael, 141 Duff, Réjean, 112–13, 115, 117, 118 Friedman, Pierre, 191, 192–93, 194 Dufresne, Fernand, 43 Front de libération du Québec Dunn, Thomas, 165 (FLQ), 70 Dutil, Jean, 23 Fryer, James Alexander, 59, 61

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Galliano, Paul, 117 Hansen, Bobby, 20 Gallinger, Charles, 60, 61 Harlem Paradise (club), 56 Gambino, Frank, 69 Harris, Earl, 227 Gangs de 67, 243 Hawaiian Lounge, 40 Ganuza, Diego José, 160 helicopter heist, 126–29 Garcia, Jairo, 159 , 27, 31, 58, 64, 98, 121, , 5–6 137, 138, 139, 146, 147, 148, 152, Gaston, Jean, 244 157, 160, 166, 174, 178, 181, 189, Gelenais, Guy, 85 191, 193, 195, 195, 197, 199–212, Geoffrion, Jean-Guy, 203 218, 224, 245 Giaccone, Philip, 224 Heritage Home Foundation, 213 Gilbert, Jean-Pierre, 104, 107, Heroux, Roch, 109–10 108, 109 Hilton brothers, 158, 159, 226 Gilbert, Pierre, 100 HMCS Fredericton, 216–18, Gill, Paul, 116, 117, 118, 120 219, 222 Giordano, Lorenzo, 228, 229–30 Hodges, William, 191, 194 Glouberman, Sholom, 140 Homolka, Karla, 160 Golden, John, 221 Horvath, Joe, 81–82 Goodman, Johnny, 52 Houde, Camillien, 49 Goose Village (Montreal), 2, 8–9, , 5–6 11, 12, 17 Gophers, 5–6 Imperial Tobacco Ltd., 236–37 Gordon, Bertram, 165 Indelicato, Alphonse, 224 Goulet, Robert, 191, 192, 194 informants, 114 Grado, Francesco, 58 Interpol, 26, 225 Gravely, Eddie, 100, 109, 179 Irish Commemorative Stone, 3–4 Great Potato Famine, 1 Irish immigration, 1–4 Greco, Louie, 16, 24, 30–31, 46, 48, Irish Lancer, The (club), 101 51, 55 Irish Republican Army (IRA), 7, Grégoire, Jean-Denis, 152 138 Greig, Catherine Elizabeth, 8 Irving, Heather, 108 Grenier, Claude, 116–17 Italian Mafia, 5, 7, 21, 23, 111, 137, Griffin, Ann, 227 138, 142, 152, 156, 158, 207, 215, Griffin, John, 226–27 223–34, 235, 241, 243, 244, 245 Griffin, Michael, 227 Italiano, Felix, 191, 194 Griffin, Richard, 225–26, 229, 230 Jaworski, Douglas, 160 Griffintown (Montreal), 4, 8–9, 11, Jean, Gilles, 70 12–16 Jewish mafia, 33–44, 46, 215 Griffintown Block Boys Club, 15 Johnson family, 19, 99 Griffith, Fred, 188 Johnston, Mickey, 248 Groom, George, 59, 61, 141 Joliette Women’s Institution, 160

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Jones, Ronald, 47 Leclerc, Daniel, 238 Joseph, Ducharme, 243–44 Leclerc, Michel, 181 LeCorre, Audette, 125 Kadafi, Fred, 102, 103–4, 108, LeCorre, Michel, 125 112, 117 Lee, Nguyen Huu, 127, 128 Kane, Danny, 210, 211–12 Lefebvre, Lucien, 109 Kahnawake Mohawk reserve, 237 Leite, Jorge Manuel, 162–64 Kanesatake Mohawk reserve, 237 Leite, Maria, 163 Kellestine, Wayne, 204 Leithman, Sidney, 111, 156–59, Kileen gang, 7 160–62, 163, 164, 167, 188 King, Don, 158 Lekkas, Luis Elias, 195 Kingston Penitentiary, 242 Lelièvre, Gerard, 73, 74 Kraus-Hillebrand, Maria, 141 Lelièvre, Robert, 73, 74, 145, 146, 147–48, 149 La Cosa Nostra, 8, 21, 28, 30 Lemay, Georges, 54–55, 78–80 La Presse, 103 Lemay, Josée, 80 Lachance, Gilles, 202–3, 204 Lemieux, André, 77–78 Lachapelle, Gilles, 87, 88, 89–96, Lemieux, Yvon, 77–78 98, 115, 116, 118 Lennoxville Massacre, 203–4, 205 Lachapelle, Luong, 87, 89 Leo, Nicolas, 59 Lachapelle, René, 134 Lessard, Réjean, 203, 204 Lachine Canal, 4, 9, 11, 12, 16, 20 Levasseur, Claude, 70 Laenens, Frank, 80 Lino, Frank, 224 Lafond, Gaétan, 165 Little Club, The, 101 Lafrance, Guy, 55 Livsey, Harry, 60–61 Lajoie, Jacques, 77–78, 79 Lloyd, Terrell, 245 Lallouz, Sidney, 110, 215, 217, Lopes, Luis, 163 218, 219 Lorelli (club), 101 Lang, Mike, 174 Luciano, Lucky, 48 Langlois, Albert, 42, 43 Luppino, Giacomo, 28 language legislation. See Bill 101 Lynch, Raymond, 85–86 Lansky, Meyer, 41 Lyndon, William, 151, 170 Lapointe, Colette, 130 Lyons, Douglas, 144 Larue, Paul, 173, 174–75, 176, 177–78 MacAllister family, 19, 169–83 Laurentian Bank of Canada, 81 MacAllister, Billy, 86, 132, 134, Lavigne, Diane, 207, 208 143, 144, 146, 149–50, 167, 169, Lavigne, Pierre, 63 170, 172–76, 177, 178–80, 186, Lavoie, Donald, 80, 107 248–49 Leboeuf, Jean-François, 153 MacAllister, George, 169–70, 172 Leclerc Penitentiary, xii, 124, 125, MacAllister, Peter 169, 170, 129, 132 171–72

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Machine Gun Molly. See Proietti, McGuire brothers, 99 Monique McGurnaghan, Carl, 108 Mafia Row, 31, 233 McGurnaghan, Hughie, 85, 203 Magi, Tony, 232, 243–44 McGurnaghan Patrick, 138–40 Mahood, Garfield, 237 McGurnaghan, Richard, Mailloux, Charles, 242 138, 153 Malette, Jean-Claude, 100 McIntyre, Vincent, 47 Mama Bear (restaurant), 63 McLaughlin, John, 59, 85, 141 Manno, Domenico, 29 McLean, John, 196 Manno, Libertina, 30 McMillan, Donald, 170 Manseau, Claude, 130 McNally, Eric, 57, 58, 61, 62 Marché Central scandal, 110, 215 McSween family, 19 Marcot, Georges, 71 Medellin drug cartel, 157, 160 Marineau, Claude, 71 Meilleur, Fred, 120 Marks, Aaron, 52 Melia, Vincent, 26 Marsman, Elwood, 56 Ménard, Bob, 28 Martin, André, 188 Ménard, Claude, 59 Martin, Gary, 130–31, 132 Mercier, Jean-Paul, 110 Martin, René, 82–83 Meredith, Claude, 95 Martineau, Paul, 130, 131–32 Michaud, Luc, 203 Marinello, Bruno, 54 Millhaven Penitentiary, 132, 173 Mathieu, Jean-Pierre, 203 Miron, Michel, 130 Matticks family, 19, 138, 241, 248 Mitchell, Paddy, 67 Matticks, Donald, 191, 196 Mohawk people, 237, 238 Matticks, Frederick, 186, 187, 188 Mohawk Police Service, 238 Matticks, Gerald, 167, 186, 189–97, Molly McGuire’s (bar), 101, 105 201, 211, 248, 249 money obtained through criminal Matticks, John, 186, 188–89 activity. See Bill C-61 Matticks, Richard, 186, 187–88, Montegano, Giuseppe, 27 189, 191, 192 Montmartre Café, 47 Matticks, Robert, 186, 188 Montreal Mafia, 121, 160, 191 Maybee, Gary, 165 (See also Italian Mafia) Mayrand, Michael, 203 Montreal Police Service, 44, McArthur, James, 171 96, 110 McBurney, Fred, 38 Montreal: Seaport and City McCann, Ronald, 128 (Leacock), 12 McCormick, Ted, 36–37 Moore, Kevin, 139 McDonald, James, 141 Morel, Louis, 69–70 McDonald, John, 61 Morgan, Billy, 108, 136–37, McGarr, Kevin, 100, 104–6, 153, 139, 186 160–61, 166, 174, 175, 177, 178, Morgan, William, 84–85 179, 247–48 Morin, Hélène, 221, 222

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Morin, Steve, 220 Padlock Law, 34 Morrison, James, 196 Pailla, John, 53 Morrison, Larry, 150 Palmers Clan, 206 Mullin gang, 7 Paquette, Gilles, 147 Murphy, Talbot, 128 Parent, Richard, 206 Musgrave, Susan, 67 Parlor Mob, 5–6, 101, 102–3, 104, 108, 248 Nadeau, Eric, 210 Parthenais Detention Centre, 25, National Bank of Canada, 214 80, 131, 177 National Parole Board, 125,169, Parti Québécois, 13 179–80, 187, 193, 196, 197, Pearson International Airport, 26 206, 229 Peg’s Motel, 101, 102–3, 104, Neill, George Lawrence, 164–65 108, 248 Niegro, Giro, 69–70 Pelensky, Danny, 62–64, 85 Nittolo’s Garden Motel, 101, Pelletier Clan, 206 144–46, 162 Pelletier, Gérard, 42–43 No Surrender Crew, 204 Pelletier, Jacques, 203, 204 Nomads, 178, 195, 202, 206, Peris, Julio, 221 208, 209 Petrov, John, 55 North Carolina, 236 Petrov, Larry, 54–55, 79 Phillips, Bruce, 117 O’Neill, Edward, 105, 106 Phillips, David, 14 O’Neill, Peg, 103 (See also Peg’s Phillips, Eddie, 14, 145, 149–50, Motel) 151 O’Neill, Thomas, 105, 106 Phillips, John, 14–15, 114, 125, 126, Obront, William, 23 128, 136, 149, 150, 248 Olson, Clifford, 208 Phillips, Sharon, 145 Olympic Helicopters Ltd., 126 Pierre Elliott Trudeau International one-percenters, 200–1 Airport, 60, 230 Operation Amigo, 209, 210 Pierson, Keith, 52 Operation Cabernet, 220–21 Pike, Jeff, 204 Operation Caviar, 26, 27 Pilon, Michel, 91, 93, 94, 95, 112, Operation SharQc, 209–12, 238 113, 115, 119 Operation Si-Co, 27 Piva, Clifford, 134 Operation Springtime (2001), Plante, Gaston, 70 195, 196, 209–12, 231, Plante, Pax, 39, 41, 42–43, 241, 242 44, 50 Operation Thor, 191–93 Poccetti, Giacomo, 62, 63 Ortiz, Diego, 163 Point St. Charles (Montreal), 4, 9, Ouimet, Alberto, 58 11, 12, 48, 16–20 Ouimet, Marvin, 210 Poirier, Denis, 226–27 Ouimette, Jean-Louis, 95 Poitras Commission, 194

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police corruption, 23, 34, 39, 42, 43, Quebec Police Ethics Commission, 44, 103, 162–63, 194 110 political corruption, 7, 8, 23, 34, 35, Quebec Provincial Police, 112, 42, 43 128, 129, 149, 153 (See also Sûreté Popeyes, 98–99, 148, 201, 202 du Québec) Port of Montreal, 138, 171, 178, Quebec Superior Court, 130, 227 185–86, 189–92, 196, 197, 230 Quintal, Guy, 173, 176, 177 Potvin, André, 114, 214–20, 222, Quintal, Pierre, 80 245, 249 Quitoni, John Robert, 151–52, 167 Pretula, Daniel, 46 Pretula, Donna, 46 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Pretula, Frank, 24, 30, 37, 38, 46–50, Organizations Act. See RICO 51, 52, 55, 83 Randolph, Bernie, 51 Pretula, Frankie, Jr., 46 Randolph, Joseph, 51–52 Pretula-Greco mob, 16 Raphael Motel, 101 Primeau, Pierre, 190–91 Raso, Francesco, 25 Primeau, Roger, 110 RCMP, 22, 23, 24, 26, 35, 43, Primeau, Roland, 77–78 47, 48, 49, 79, 81, 114, 115–16, Prohibition, 6, 22 150, 152, 153, 159, 160–61, 162, Proietti, Monique, 72–74, 145 163, 165, 171, 172, 173, 174, Project Axe, 242 177, 181, 182, 194, 200, 209, Project Boeuf, 195–96 213–22, 228 Project Chabanel, 214–19 Red Hood Gang, 66–68 Project Choc, 174–77, 180, 206 Reeves, Jules, 71 Project Colisée, 228, 229–30, Reggio Bar, 28, 29 234, 241 Régis, Carey Isaac, 245 Project Machine, 238 Reid, Stephen, 67–68 Provençal gang, 88, 90 Renda, Maria Rizzuto, 224, 232, Provençal, Bernard, 117, 118, 121 233 Provençal, Françine, 112 Renda, Paolo, 29, 31, 32, 224, Provençal, Grace, 112 229, 233 Provençal, Jacques, 112 Ricciardi, Raymond, 104 Provençal, Murielle, 112 Richardson, Bryce, 56 Provençal, Roger, 88–89, 90–91, 98, RICO (Racketeer Influenced and 112, 113, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, Corrupt Organizations) Act, 8, 120, 121 166, 207 Provincial Bank of Canada, 125 Rivard, Daniel, 220, 221 Rivard, Lucien, 78 Quebec Department of Revenue, Rizzuto family, 21, 26, 137, 156, 197 223–34, 245 Quebec Inquiry, Rizzuto, Maria, 31 142 Rizzuto, Nick, Jr., 231–33, 243, 244

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Rizzuto, Nick, Sr., 29, 30–32, 223, Satan’s Choice, 98–99 226, 228, 229, 231, 233 Sauvageau, Eddie, 53–54 Rizzuto, Vito, 27, 29, 31–32, 223, Savard, André, 89, 98–106, 107–10, 224–25, 228, 231–32, 233, 234 111–12, 113, 114, 115, 120–21, RJR-Macdonald Inc., 236–37 131, 150, 245, 248 Robert, René, 24, 55, 83 Savard, Nicole, 121 Roberts, Ned, 47, 48 Savard, Patrick, 121 Robitaille, Normand, 195 Savard, Robert, 153 , 27, 137, 157, 174, Savard, Yves, 103 175, 178, 187, 191, 199–200, 202, Savoie, Claude, 161–62, 163, 164 205–9, 210, 224, 238, 242, 245 Schlaer, Larry, 145, 150 Rockers, 202, 206, 209, 210, 242 Sciarra, Pietro, 28–29 Rogers, James, 52 Scotland Yard, 203 Rondeau, Pierre, 207, 208 Securicor, 116 Room 4.07Club, 100, 108, 111 Seller, Allan, 188–89 (See also Rubber Duck Squad) sentencing laws, 66, 68–69 Ross, Alan, 26, 143, 145, 146, 147, Serafini, Giuseppe, 69 150–51, 153, 155–67, 186, 202 Servant, Fernand, 54 Rowland, Martin, 62 Shack Club, 101 Roy, Claude, 203 Shapiro, Bernard, 38 Roy, Gaston, 60, 61 Shapiro, Harold, 38 Royal Bank of Canada, 55, 68, 79, Shapiro, Mary, 38 94, 102–3, 125, 127 Shapiro, Max, 38, 46 Rubber Duck Squad, 100–6, 108, Shayne, Rory, 123–32, 248 111, 112, 113, 153 Shedden Massacre, 204–5 Rubbo, Francesco, 176–77, 178 Shefler, Roni, 39, 40 Ruby Foo’s (restaurant), 38 Shefler, Stan, 41 Russell, Howie, 59, 61 Sheppard, John, 98, 102, 114, 115, Ryan, Dunie, 14, 61, 62, 85, 98, 116, 119–20 100, 101, 112, 115, 125, 133–53, Ship, Harry, 25, 37–38, 42–43, 46 155–56, 157, 167, 172, 186, 188, Shoofey, Frank, 80, 115, 158–59 201, 202, 248, 249 Shulkin, Barney, 39 Ryan, Evelyn, 134, 142, 146 Siegel, Bugsy, 41 Ryan, Frank, Sr., 133 Silverberg, Julius, 38 Ryan, May, 133, 146 Simard, René, 25, 27 Ryan, Tricia, 142, 146 Simard, Yves, 70 Ryan, Troy, 142, 146 Prison, 35 Singer, Anthony Ronald, 71–72 Sabio, David, 165 Singer, David, 150–52, 153, 166–67 Sabourin, Jean-Guy, 107–8 Sir Winston Churchill Pub, 99 Sahara Club, 101 Slawvey, John, 85, 99, 104, 107–10, Samaan, Magdi Garas, 230 111, 115, 120

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Slawvey, Nancy Carter, 109 Thomas, Michael, 196 Smith, Anthony, 72–73 Thor (ship), 191–93, 194 Smith, Harry, 47 Tic-Toc Club, 40 Smith, Jean, 146 Toman, Andrew, 218, 219 Smith, Roger, 124 Toman, Catherine Cosgrove, Smitty’s (bar), 101, 135, 162, 248 213, 219 Snor, Gary, 57–58, 61 Toman, Peter, 213–19 Sollecito, Giuseppe, 226 Tougsignant, André, 208, 210 Sollecito, Rocco, 226, 229 Trans-Island Tunnel Affair, 80–82 Sorella, Adele, 230 Tremblay, Guy, 110 SS (biker gang), 173, 202, 205 Tremblay, Pierre, 152, 220–21 St. Lawrence River, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, Tremblay, Robert, 203, 204 20, 50, 115, 201, 203, 238 Trinchera, Dominick, 224 St. Lawrence Seaway, 12, 185 Trudeau, Yves “Apache,” 64, 81, 139, St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary, 35, 140, 146, 147–48, 156, 202–3 36, 37, 52, 70, 129, 130, 147 Trudel, Ross, 100, 104–5, 109 Stadnick, Walter, 208 Tune, Christopher, 220, 221 Staycheff, Paul, 51 Turcotte, Gérald, 55 Stepanoff, Peter, 83 Turgeon, Ghislaine, 23 Stone, Harry, 69–70 Tweed, William, 7 Stopwatch Gang, 67 St-Pierre, Martine, 179, 180 United Irish Society, 13 street gangs, xii, 133–34, 234, 241–45 (See also biker gangs) Vago, Johnny, 99 Strong, Allan, 151–52, 153, Valentino, Mike, 69–70 159, 167 Vanier, Philippe, 115 Supreme Court of Canada, 23, 25, Viau, Laurent, 146, 203 132, 152, 178 Vic’s Café, 22–23 Sûreté du Québec, 191, 192–93, Vienneau, Claude, 86, 170 194–95, 209, 210, 228, 238, 242 Villeneuve, Maurice, 188 Sutherland, Rod, 125–26 Villeneuve, Yan, 199, 200 Sutton, Willie, 65 Violi family, 21, 223 Syndicate. See Alliance, The Violi Ice Cream Shop, 28 Violi, Francesco, 28–29 (NY), 7 Violi, Paolo, 27–29, 32, 224 Tanguay women’s prison, 128 Violi, Rocco, 28, 29, 224 taxes, on cigarettes, 236 Vitale, Salvatore, 224 Teflon Don. See Rizzuto, Vito Volstead Act, 6, 22 Tessier, Viateur, 73 the fifth estate, 162 Wadsworth, Jerry, 119–20 Thériault, Daniel, 171 Wagner, Charles, 52–53 Therrien, Etienne, 149 Waite, Donald, 187

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Walker, Jimmy, 7 Winters, Noel, 141 Wells, Peter, 124 Wolverine Squad, 200, 207, 209–12 West End Gang, existence of, Women’s Christian Temperance 247–49 Union, 6 , 5–6 Wooley, Gregory, 242 Westlake, John, 121, 150, 162, 163, Wouters, Leonard, 61–62 176, 177, 180–83, 248 Wright, Doug, 54 White, Peter, 99, 100, 134, 137 Wright, Lionel, 67 White, Richard, 170 White, William, 151 Xanthoudakis, John, 229, 230 , 5 Wilding, Darren, 196 Yakubovitch, Benjamin, 53 Winford, Kenneth, 53, 83 Winter Hill gang, 7 Zappia, Beniamino, 229

BINDEX.indd 273 01/03/11 3:38 PM about the authors

D’Arcy O’Connor is a veteran journalist, script writer, documentary producer, book author and round-the-world sailor. He has contributed to the Wall Street Journal, the Montreal Gazette, People maga- zine, National Geographic, and as far abroad as Sydney, Australia’s Daily Telegraph, and the Australian. Among Photo Miranda O’Connor by his books credits are The Money Pit (Putnam), The Big Dig (Ballantine), and The Secret Treasure of Oak Island (Lyons Press). Among his associate producer credits are a segment on Oak Island for ABC, the CBC/NFB’s “Valour and the Horror,” winner of three Gemini awards, and CBC/NFB’s “The War at Sea,” a docudrama on Canada’s role in the North Atlantic in WWII. He teaches English and journalism at Montreal’s Dawson College.

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